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Unlike concrete operational thinking, which seems to be achieved by virtually all children and adults, formal operational thinking is not shown by all adults, and not consistently even by those who do show it. What are the reasons offered to explain this fact?


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Usury Laws

Statutes that set maximum interest rates that can be charged on loans, intended to protect consumers from excessively high rates.

Interest Rates

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment, typically expressed as a percentage of the principal.

Present Value

The current value of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return.

Interest Rate

The percentage of a loan charged to the borrower as interest, usually presented as an annual rate of the remaining loan balance.

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